Print, Horace Vernet, 1821-1831 (c.)

Apotheosis of napoleon; generals montholon and bertrand, and the latter's family, mourn by napoleon's grave at st helena, at left; a piece of wreckage listing his victories is cast up by the waves while, on the right, the skies open to reveal the generals, now dead, of his campaigns, including lasalle, kleber, joubert, ponialowski and lannes. C. 1821/31 lithograph and aquatint, printed in colours. Date: 1821-1831 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 277 mm (image); Width: 422 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Napoléon I, Emperor of the French. Collection: British Museum. Print (BM 1925,0615.191)